How can a Christian carry his trust in Jesus (as) over to Islam?

Whoever trusts one prophet of God in truth trusts them all, because they came from the same God and called to the same path. A Christian does not have to give up his trust in Jesus (as); he brings it with him into Islam.

Many Christians hear from childhood that Jesus (as) is the only way and that there is no other beside him. Yet similar statements can be found in almost every religion. Whoever studies the teachings of Buddhism, Hinduism and other faiths comes across the same claim again and again.

There is a good reason for this. Every prophet said to his own people in his own time: if you do not follow me, you will not find your way to God. For his listeners this was true. But it does not mean that all other messengers of God are excluded everywhere and for ever.

The Holy Qur’an resolves this apparent contradiction. The path to God is one; only those who call to it change. In the time of Jesus (as), he was the one among his people who called to this path. At the same time, God also sent callers in India, in China, in Africa and among other peoples. That is why a Muslim accepts all the prophets, without exception.

So whoever trusts Jesus (as) loses nothing in Islam. He goes on trusting the same God who sent Jesus (as). He goes on honouring Jesus (as) as a true Messenger. And he recognises in the Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) another caller on the same path, one whom Jesus (as) himself foretold, according to the verse above. The trust is not exchanged; it grows wider.